This is how to find the meaning of unknown words by looking at the sentences around them
What is context clues?
100
The general concept of the piece of writing
What is the main idea?
100
The child's voice screeched on, like nails on a chalkboard. What is this an example of?
What is a simile?
200
The "good guy" in a story
What is the protagonist?
200
How do I figure out the tone of a story?
What is by thinking about the "mood" of the story and how the writer speaks
200
The supporting sentences that relate to the main idea
What are supporting details?
200
BOOM! The main conflict starts here. After the exposition, something happens, which causes the rising action to begin.
What is initiating event?
300
What happens in the story
What is plot?
300
How do I know when the initiating event in a story occurs?
What is when I see an event that starts the conflict.
300
I take an educated guess, using what I know and what it says in the text.
What is an inference?
300
"He was a skinny fellow. If you walked into a room, you wouldn't notice him; he was like a fly on the wall." This is an example of a kind of characterization.
What is direct characterization?
400
If a person writes to herself in her diary, what type of conflict is she having?
What is individual versus self?
400
How do I think about an analogy?
What is think about the RELATIONSHIP between the two words
400
A question says, "In paragraph 12, what is John most likely going to do next?" What do you do?
What is GO BACK TO THE TEXT/PARAGRAPH 12?
400
The main character comes face to face with the main conflict at the turning point of the story.
What is the climax?
500
Complete the analogy: Spring is to Summer as Fall is to:
What is Winter?
500
How do I figure out what the main conflict is?
What is think about the main character and the biggest problem they face.
500
I don't know what this word means. What should I do?
What is GO BACK TO THE TEXT?
500
I am the protagonist of the story "Seventh Grade."